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The transportation industry may have gotten involved in pollution reduction later than most industries, and though the transition has been difficult, carriers and shippers no longer doubt the need fo

U.S. exports of beef in January were higher than in January of 2009, but pork exports were lower, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

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President Obama on Thursday announced an export strategy that includes two high-level panels, financial support and advocacy for exporters, and a reform of antiquated export control laws.

A Southern California logistics company serving fulfillment companies and retailers said Thursday it will set up a $25 million distribution center near the Port of Charleston in South Carolina.

The full Senate began consideration of a bill to reauthorize and fund the Federal Aviation Administration, after Sen.

Transportation and warehousing firms that view the green movement with trepidation may be missing out on an opportunity to remove cost and add profit to their operations.

The drive by labor unions to organize warehouses and other companies has not taken a back seat to the immediate goal of employees to retain their jobs during the economic downturn, according to an att

Freight transportation services, as measured by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TSI index, increased 0.4 percent from December to January.

Food giant Kroger cut the amount spent on transportation and diesel emissions last year through better management of its private fleet.

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Shippers this past year were more receptive to using the services of third-party logistics providers as they sought to reduce supply chain costs including transportation and warehousing.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is removing selected items from a list that requires security plans for their transportation.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on Tuesday made final an interim rule to collect inspection fees for ships, trucks, trains and vessels arriving from Canada.

Michelin chose Damco, the logistics arm or A. P. Moller-Maersk, as its logistics and customs clearance provider in Vietnam.

The Panalpina Group recently added 42,000 square feet of warehouse space to its supply chain management portfolio in the Los Angeles area.

Kenco Logistic Services is forming a joint venture with Schnellecke of America to support automotive production in the Southeastern United States.

Jerry Ulm, who capped his longtime logistics career as leader of global carrier relations at Owens Corning, died this month after a long illness. He was 60.

The Obama administration intends to nominate a retired senior Army intelligence officer to be the next head of the Transportation Security Administration, according to several news outlets.

A group representing independent truck drivers responded angrily to reports the White House may be looking to open talks with Congress about a new cross-border trucking program with Mexico, calling th

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Technology that is not just intelligent but “smarter” may offer the best route around a legislative bottleneck that has stalled efforts to advance surface transportation legislation for mo

When Jim Bunning retired from baseball after the 1971 season, the pitching ace was headed for the Baseball Hall of Fame as a strikeout master and engineer of a perfect game.

As a game of chicken over funding formulas helped push federal highway spending into a ditch last week, some lawmakers hoped the wreckage finally might focus Congress on crafting a new multiyear

New York City is many times larger than Stockholm, but the Big Apple could learn some lessons from Sweden’s capital.

The 2,000-foot bridge over the Colorado River gorge just below Hoover Dam is far from a bridge to nowhere.

Word spread “like wildfire” among customs brokers that they had won a landmark victory in the U.S. Court of International Trade after a Feb.

Oregon introduced the first state gas tax in the U.S. in 1919, and Rep. Earl Blumenauer hopes the state leads the way in dumping it, too.

Cities pressing for the legal authority to regulate harbor trucking should find out how far they can go in court in late April.

Despite signs of a slowly improving economy, employment in the transportation modes that include freight operations slid further in February, the Labor Department reported.

Retailer Big Lots says growing sales this year will be partly offset by rising international and domestic freight transportation costs that will put its profit margins under pressure.

The Senate should embark on a new long-term surface transportation bill, said Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., but he said Thursday that he doubted it will be finished this year.

A bill that would end the North American Free Trade Agreement was introduced Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday revised last week’s report on durable goods to show a less robust but still growing economy for manufacturers in January.

The House, by a 217-212 margin, approved the $15 billion Senate-drafted Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, which includes provisions to extend existing highway programs until Dec.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday that the administration wants to move forward with a “comprehensive, robust transportation bill,” but opposes increasing the gas tax whil

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The House is expected to take up the Senate’s version of a jobs bill on Thursday, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said Wednesday.

U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico by truck and rail rose 10.5 percent in December, the first year-over-year increase since the global financial crisis struck in September 2008.

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